Movie Review: Beast
Director : Nelson
Producer : Kalanithi Maran
Production Company: Sun Pictures
Music Director : Anirudh Ravichandar
Starring : Vijay and Pooja Hegde
Rating: 2.75/5
Date: 13th April 2022
Beast Movie Review: Vijay and Pooja Hegde starrer action thriller, romantic and comedy movie Beast has hit the theaters today on 13th April. Let’s see the story of Beast.
Story: Veera Raghavan (Vijay), is a RAW officer who has been prepping for a mission for the 3 months. At the last minute, the Indian government decides to call off the mission, but he decides to go ahead as per the original plan, against the orders. He manages to successfully execute the mission, but the outcome leaves him psychologically scarred, and forcing him to quit the service. But then, the mall which he is at with his girlfriend Preethi (Pooja Hegde) is taken over by terrorists. The government’s negotiator Althaf Hussain manages to coax Veera Raghavan into taking up the rescue mission. How Veera Raghavan saves the hostages in the mall and destroys the terrorists form rest of the story of Beast.
Plus Points:
- Performance
- Vijay
- Action episode
- First half
Minus Points:
- Second half
- Climax
- Predictable story
Performance: Vijay has owned the character. His body language is fantastic. He stayed within the character and enthralled mass lovers and fans without stepping out of it. He comes up with an outstanding performance in the film. It’s not an easy feat to match up to the screen presence and aura of Vijay. He is charming and fun in Beast. The director Selva Raghavan turns an actor with Beast. Yogi Babu is fine. Pooja Hegde does not get much screen presence and she is just ok. Her character doesn’t add much value to the story. VTV Ganesh, Sathish and a bunch of other comedians, provide laughs to the audiences.
Technical: After Thalapathy Vijay, the music composer Anirudh Ravichander is the hero of Beast. Thalapathy Vijay’ peppy Arabic Kuthu and Jolly O Gymkhana are highlighted. Cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa does fantastic job and editor Nirmal’s work is noteworthy. Dialogues add value. Action choreography is well designed. Production values are grand.
Analysis: Coming on the work of the director Nelson Dilipkumar, he tries to stick to his storytelling template by introducing characters who aid the hero in the rescue mission just like in his last film Doctor. There is no powerful villain in this film Beast to take on Vijay and make the proceedings interesting.